1. Michael Burton Editorial Director, Hemming Local Government (publishers) Author, The Politics of Public Sector Reform from Thatcher to the Coalition (June 2013)

2. Why write a book on public sector reform?  30 years of reform – what does it mean?  Wanted to put it into perspective  Wanted to put it together in one book with an overview  At a crunch time in public finances – big changes ahead

3. Previous reforms  The Conservatives: Thatcher and Major  New Labour: Blair and Brown  The Coalition: heirs of Blair or a new direction in reform?

4. The overview  Crunch time in public finances – austerity plus rising demand  Big cuts in local government. Health and education protected but a cut due to rising demand  Need transformation – but what does it mean?

5. The drivers of reform Treasury  No 10  The Treasury  Select committees  The consumer  Private sector competition

6. Key services where reform has taken place  Whitehall  NHS  Local government  Police  Welfare  Education

7. How the UK compares internationally  Civil service: survey of OECD  Health  Education: PISA

8. Has reform worked?  Public sector more responsive  Big IT projects and procurement remain a problem  Whitehall silo-working impedes joint working  NHS still regarded as in need of more efficiencies  Local government coping with 30% less

9. Key conclusions: my 10 points  Transformation means less staff  Suppliers’ margins will be cut  Ministers are part of the problem  Reform dogged by ‘not invented here’  Importance of leadership  Don’t go for easy savings…

10. ..and the remaining conclusions  Get over territorialism  Long-term socio-economic challenges must be addressed  Public must get real about what they can expect from public services  Break down silos –go for a total place approach to service delivery

11. A brief summary of 276 pages! And if you want to read the book it’s on websites at Amazon Palgrave Macmillan Other book sites you can find on Google